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[LIVE] Landmark Cases tells the story of five Des Moines, Iowa students who wore black arm bands to school to protest the war in Vietnam, violating local school policies. The Supreme Court ruled students do not lose their 1st Amendment rights at school. Sponsor: C-SPAN,National Constitution Center Topics: vietnam, iowa, mary beth, john, birmingham, mary beth tinker, washington, leonard tinker, new york,... Source: Comcast Cable

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Brooklyn College professor KC Johnson taught a class on Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon's Supreme Court nominations. He described Johnson's plan to fill the bench with liberal justices and the difficulties he ran into getting them confirmed. He outlined the pushback from conservative senators in the confirmation hearings and concluded with background on some of Nixon's nominations to the court. Sponsor: Brooklyn College Topics: johnson, fortas, thornberry, griffin, prof. johnson, goldberg, nixon, warren, nixon, abe fortas,... Source: Comcast Cable

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Jeff Rosen and Paul Cassel talked about the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, in which the court ruled 5-4 that criminal suspects must be informed of their right against self-incrimination and their right to consult with an attorney before being questioned by police. Topics included the history of policing tactics. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of a montage of television police dramas; Carroll Cooley, who obtained a confession... Topics: miranda, warren, fbi, miranda, miranda, arizona, john frank, california, spano, dickerson, ernesto... Source: Comcast Cable

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This episode of Landmark Cases told the story of Clarence Earl Gideon, a petty thief who spent his time in jail studying the law. His case, Gideon v. Wainwright, established a right to counsel for all accused criminals. Yale Law Professor Akhil Amar and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement discussed the case. Sponsor: C-SPAN,National Constitution Center Topics: florida, gideon, clarence gideon, abe fortas, mr. gideon, mr. clement, gideon, warren, betts,... Source: Comcast Cable

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This episode of Landmark Cases told the story of Clarence Earl Gideon, a petty thief who spent his time in jail studying the law. His case, Gideon v. Wainwright, established a right to counsel for all accused criminals. Yale Law Professor Akhil Amar and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement discussed the case. Sponsor: C-SPAN,National Constitution Center Topics: florida, gideon, clarence gideon, abe fortas, warren, mr. gideon, gideon, betts, wainwright,... Source: Comcast Cable

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Brooklyn College professor KC Johnson taught a class on Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon's Supreme Court nominations. He described Johnson's plan to fill the bench with liberal justices and the difficulties he ran into getting them confirmed. He outlined the pushback from conservative senators in the confirmation hearings and concluded with background on some of Nixon's nominations to the court. Sponsor: Brooklyn College Topics: johnson, fortas, griffin, nixon, prof. johnson, thornberry, nixon, goldberg, abe fortas, nixon,... Source: Comcast Cable

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Rabbi David Dalin talked about his book Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court: From Brandeis to Kagan - Their Lives and Legacies, in which he chronicles the eight Jewish justices who have served on the nation's highest court since 1916. Sponsor: National Archives and Records Administration Topics: cardozo, washington, fortas, wilson, new york, abe fortas, ruth bader ginsburg, frankfurter,... Source: Comcast Cable

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Guests talk about the 1966 Supreme Court case "Miranda v. Arizona", in which the Court ruled that suspects must be informed of their right against self-incrimination and their right to consult with an attorney before being questioned by police Topics: miranda, warren, fbi, miranda, miranda, dickerson, jeff rosen, arizona, rehnquist, california,... Source: Comcast Cable